Lemming Mountain Vole vs Two-Flowered Rush

Alticola lemminus compared with Juncus biglumis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Two-Flowered Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Alticola	Juncus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Juncus biglumis

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Two-Flowered Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Two-Flowered Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Two-Flowered Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.